Radek Stepanek

Having not played John Isner in two years, it took Juan Martin del Potro a while to adjust to the hair-raising speed and peculiar trajectory of the 6-foot-10 American's serve.

But once del Potro figured it out, abandoning his initial strategy of fielding the blasts from the baseline and retreating to nearly the spectator seats at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, the Argentine steamrolled to his third Citi Open championship, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Washington's hard-court classic was del Potro's first tournament since a gutting five-set semifinal defeat at Wimbledon last month. After seeing the caliber of the players in the Citi Open's 48-player draw, del Potro dismissed any...

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